Kimi Räikkönen vs Sebastian Vettel

2016·

Kimi Räikkönen out-qualified Sebastian Vettel 12–8 at Ferrari in 2016, but Sebastian Vettel won the races 14–6. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Kimi RäikkönenSebastian Vettel

12Qualifying8

20 shared races

6Race day14

20 shared races

168Points212

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 3/7
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/3
Best finish: P2/P2
Avg. grid: 5.4/6.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Kimi Räikkönen	Sebastian Vettel	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	4/3	Engine	P3	0 / 15
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	3/4	P5	P2	10 / 18
4	4Russian Grand Prix	3/7	P3	Collision	15 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	5/6	P2	P3	18 / 15
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	11/4	Accident	P4	0 / 12
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	6/3	P6	P2	8 / 18
8	8European Grand Prix	4/3	P4	P2	12 / 18
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	4/9	P3	Tyre	15 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	5/11	P5	P9▼	10 / 2
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	14/5	P6	P4	8 / 12
12	12German Grand Prix	5/6	P6	P5	8 / 10
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	3/4	P9▼	P6	2 / 8
14	14Italian Grand Prix	4/3	P4	P3	12 / 15
15	15Singapore Grand Prix	5/22	P4	P5	12 / 10
16	16Malaysian Grand Prix	6/5	P4	Collision	12 / 0
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	8/6	P5	P4	10 / 12
18	18United States Grand Prix	5/6	Wheel	P4	0 / 12
19	19Mexican Grand Prix	6/7	P6	P5	8 / 10
20	20Brazilian Grand Prix	3/5	Collision	P5	0 / 10
21	21Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	4/5	P6	P3	8 / 15
	Average finish		P4.9	P4.1

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Kimi Räikkönen / Sebastian Vettel.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel in other seasons

Other seasons in which Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2018	Ferrari	Kimi Räikkönen vs Sebastian Vettel	6–15	9–12	251–320
2017	Ferrari	Kimi Räikkönen vs Sebastian Vettel	4–15	3–15	205–305
2015	Ferrari	Kimi Räikkönen vs Sebastian Vettel	4–15	4–15	150–278

Kimi Räikkönen’s career Sebastian Vettel’s career Ferrari 2016 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.